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ENDOCRINE SOCIETY

ENDOCRINE SOCIETY (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $321,100 to it, the largest being THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST ($240,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$27M
Funders on record
5
Grants received
$321k
Net assets
$59M
1/5 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 1%
01What it does

What Endocrine Society does

Mission

We unite, lead, and grow the endocrine community to accelerate scientific breakthroughs and improve health worldwide.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Education, programs, and meetingsthe Endocrine Society serves a robust portfolio of professional, clinical, and scientific programs for the global endocrine community. Our primary audience is composed of basic scientists, clinicians, and physician researchers within the discipline, as well as primary/advanced practice providers who treat and care for those with endocrine-related diseases and conditions. To that end, our portfolio is broad and deep, place-based and digital, tailored to worldwide audiences, and anchored in the latest/emerging science. Each year we host our flagship conference, endo, which attracts more than 7000 attendees from around the globe. This signature event is regarded as the premier scientific event for endocrinologists and boasts top-flight education and cutting-edge research led by 400+ experts, a bustling exhibition center, as well as professional and social networking experiences. Endo 2025 (san francisco, california) was no exception and endo 2026 is set to deliver another banner performance.a small sampling of other high-profile programs include clinical endocrinology update (online conference), endocrine board review (online conference), endocrine…

    $8,593,131 spent$12,185,774 earned by the program
    50% of program spending
  2. Publications: Endocrine Society publications engage in three areas of activity: journals, books, and content licensing.journals: the society's peer-reviewed journals have been advancing endocrinology research and clinical care for more than a century, publishing continuously since 1917. The society currently publishes five journals: endocrinology, endocrine reviews, the journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism, journal of the Endocrine Society, and jcem case reports. Together, society journals publish more than 1,600 articles a year from scientists and clinicians around the world, as well as the society's own clinical practice guidelines. More than 2,600 society members donate their time each year to the peer review process. Journal editors and reviewers are vetted for their expertise and adherence to strict publishing and research integrity standards. The society's journals follow the standards of the international committee of medical journal editors and the committee on publication ethics.books: as part of its medical education program accredited by the accreditation council for continuing medical education, the society publishes books for physicians and health…

    $4,357,213 spent$8,906,138 earned by the program
    25% of program spending
  3. Membership & engagement:spanning 130+ countries, Endocrine Society members are a global community of 18,000 investigators, scientists, healthcare providers, and educators, representing all career stages from students to emeritus professors. Devoted to advancing hormone research and excellence in the clinical practice of endocrinology, the society is a premier source of knowledge in the endocrine profession. Members benefit from extensive resources including publications, education, professional development, networking, and advocacy efforts aimed at accelerating breakthroughs and improving health worldwide.special interest group communities allow members to connect with fellow professionals on a host of specialties and fields in endocrine research, clinical care and other shared interests.

    $1,249,900 spent$2,165,715 earned by the program
    7% of program spending
  4. Government and public affairs: the Endocrine Society follows policy issues important to the professional lives of its members. This includes access to care, funding for biomedical research, prevention and treatment of diabetes and obesity, regulation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and medicare physician payment. The society represents its members' interests to federal policy makers by providing educational information, submitting comments to federal agencies, developing position statements and policy recommendations, and, within the limitations of a 501c3, through direct lobbying.the society also represents its members' interests through participation with other groups and coalitions, such as the american medical association (ama), the federation of american societies of experimental biology (faseb), and the coalition for health funding.

    $1,493,465 spent$62,198 earned by the program
    9% of program spending
  5. Professional development programs (early career):. The Endocrine Society's professional and clinical affairs division consists of three core areas: clinical practice guidelines, professional development, and pipeline development programs. Through these programs, the society works to improve the care of patients with endocrine disorders and to support the next generation of endocrine clinicians and scientists.clinical practice guideline programthe Endocrine Society provides the field of endocrinology with timely, evidence-based recommendations for clinical care and practice. Our clinical practice guidelines are developed to assist health care providers, patients, and other stakeholders in making informed decisions about appropriate health care options for endocrine-related conditions. We update our guidelines to reflect evolving clinical science and meet the needs of practicing providers. Our guidelines are developed with a commitment to the highest standards of trustworthiness and transparency as defined by the institute of medicine. Guideline authors include a multidisciplinary panel of experts, along with patient representatives to ensure that recommendations are patient…

    $1,514,504 spentof which $235,298 as grants$1,216,154 earned by the program
    9% of program spending

The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $17,208,213.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($28M) Expenses 100 ($28M) Net assets 100 ($39M)2018 Revenue 104 ($29M) Expenses 104 ($29M) Net assets 94 ($37M)2019 Revenue 103 ($29M) Expenses 104 ($29M) Net assets 110 ($43M)2020 Revenue 101 ($28M) Expenses 86 ($24M) Net assets 129 ($51M)2021 Revenue 102 ($29M) Expenses 85 ($24M) Net assets 154 ($61M)2022 Revenue 102 ($28M) Expenses 101 ($28M) Net assets 130 ($51M)2023 Revenue 101 ($28M) Expenses 105 ($29M) Net assets 141 ($56M)2024 Revenue 97 ($27M) Expenses 104 ($29M) Net assets 149 ($59M)
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Revenue (97)Expenses (104)Net assets (149)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $69M to $77M (+12%).

$68M
$62M
$69M
$77M
$84M
$76M
$77M
$81M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2017 0% · 2018 0% · 2019 1% · 2020 0% · 2021 0% · 2022 8% · 2023 0% · 2024 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

3% of ENDOCRINE SOCIETY’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (7% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 4,743 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$227k
’17
$361k
’18
−$138k
’19
$4.4M
’20
$5.1M
’21
$495k
’22
−$720k
’23
−$1.5M
’24
4.2
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Chief executive

Kate Fryer

Chief executive officer

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

The chief executive listed changed between the FY2020 and FY2021 filings.

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Listed3031313233333132
Joined·+7+6+7+8+7+8+6
No longer listed·66677105
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income rose $600 → $35k.

From the IRS filings of ENDOCRINE SOCIETY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

ENDOCRINE SOCIETY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 75% of grant income and the top three 98%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

75%
largest funder
98%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 83% · 2018 100% · 2020 50% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

ENDOCRINE SOCIETY draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 4 states in all.

NY
MA
VA
MD

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’18
’20
’21
’22
’23
Washington, D.C. out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

ENDOCRINE SOCIETY holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 4,580 health nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−6% · bottom quartile
Months of reserve4.2mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)−0% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,580 health nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024

Organizations like ENDOCRINE SOCIETY

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Washington, D.C.

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

60% of spending goes to programs.

Program 60%Management 37%Fundraising 3%

Governance

16
board members
75%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

91%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

MD

Part of a family of 3 related entities

  • Es 2055 LLC · disregarded
  • The Hormone Foundation · exempt
  • Es Holding 1 LLC · corp_trust

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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ENDOCRINE SOCIETY: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.

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Questions and answers

Who funds ENDOCRINE SOCIETY?
ENDOCRINE SOCIETY (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $321,100 to it, the largest being THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST ($240,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does ENDOCRINE SOCIETY have?
IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $321,100 in grants to ENDOCRINE SOCIETY, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of ENDOCRINE SOCIETY?
THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $240,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like ENDOCRINE SOCIETY find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing